Battery MaxiMiser Wizard not working on X31

[Jason404]

I have the latest Battery MaxiMiser Wizard (v1.38) installed on my X31, but it is not working.

But, on bootup, I get a popup dialogue saying that it is not supported on my machine. Also, the green bar indicator in the Task Bar does not appear.

I can make profiles, and I can select them in the system tray, but I think that the icon maybe the standard Windows Power Meter.

It works fine on my X30, but I will have to check what version I have on that one.

So, how come I am having problems running v1.38 on my X31? Could it be because of my battery? The battery is a Panasonic that I believe came with machine when it was brand-new.

(using Windows XP)

[Quattro]

Did you install the ACPI Power Management?

[Jason404]

Is that a Thinkpad download? If it is, I don't think so. Where can that be found?

It has got the ACPI Hardware Extraction Layer, as shown in Device in Manager, under Computer.

[The Spirit of X21]

This page has all of the drivers and software for the X30 though the X32:

(Edit: Can't get the link to work! If you search under "ThinkPad X31 drivers" at lenovo.com, you will find the driver page listed.)

I would try reinstalling the ACPI Power Management driver first, then reinstalling the Battery MaxiMiser software and running it.

[GomJabbar]

Here you go...

Drivers and software - ThinkPad X30, X31, X32

You can also use Software Installer to get all the updates.
Software Installer for Windows 2000/XP

If you prefer System Update, it is on a link at the top of the first page. (To date, many of us still prefer Software Installer to System Update.)

[The Spirit of X21]

Thanks, 'Jabbar. I agree - I much prefer System Installer to System Update, as the latter gave me a very hard time trying to update my X23 with Windows 2000.